BELUGA WHALES

HABITAT

• Common in the Arctic Ocean's coastal waters
• Found in subarctic waters as well
• [Imigrate] south when it freezes over

NICHE

• Hunt
• Migrate

HUMAN FACTORS

OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION AND TRANSPORTATION

FISHING GEAR AND OPERATIONS

HABITAT DESTRUCTION AND ALTERATION

POLLUTION

HUMAN EFFORTS TO HELP

• The Alaska Whale Committee
• Encourage the safe and efficient harvest and use of belugas
• Ensure that belugas are used in a non-wasteful manner.

HUMAN EFFORTS TO HELP

• Inform and educate
• Joining organizations

COST

• Your time
• Basic expenses

MY OPINION
I think that any animal going extinct is a negative thing, so people should take steps to help out. We need to get the beluga whales to their [carrying capacity]

WORKS CITED

• nationalgeographic.com
• google.com
• north-slope.org